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one of the purposes of the citric acid cycle is to________. oxidise nad…

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one of the purposes of the citric acid cycle is to________. oxidise nad+ reduce nad+ reduce nadh oxidise nadh i dont know yet

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

In the citric acid cycle, during various reactions, \(NAD^{+}\) acts as an electron acceptor. When \(NAD^{+}\) accepts electrons (along with a proton), it gets reduced. For example, in the conversion of isocitrate to α - ketoglutarate (catalyzed by isocitrate dehydrogenase), \(NAD^{+}\) is reduced to \(NADH\). This is a common pattern in multiple steps of the citric acid cycle where \(NAD^{+}\) is used as a co - enzyme to accept electrons from the intermediates of the cycle.

Answer:

reduce \(NAD^{+}\)